| Pronunciation: | | 'akrid
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| Matching Terms: | | acridid, acrididae, acridine carboxamide, acridine orange, acridity, acridly, acridness, acridotheres, acridotheres tristis, acrilan, acrimonious, acrimoniously, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acris, acris crepitans, acris gryllus, acrisia, acrita, acritan, acrite, acritical, acritochromacy, acritude, acrity
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- [adj] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
- [adj] strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
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| | Synonyms: | | acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, pungent, sulfurous, sulphurous, unpleasant, venomous, virulent, vitriolic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac"rid\, a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to
acid. See {Eager}.]
1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent;
as, acrid salts.
2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid
secretions.
3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper,
mind, writing.
{Acrid poison}, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns
the parts to which it is applied.
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| | Related Terms: | | acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrimonious, acute, amaroidal, antagonistic, antipathetic, asperous, astringent, austere, belligerent, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, caustic, clashing, cloying, coarse, colliding, conflicting, corroding, corrosive, cutting, despiteful, double-edged, edged, escharotic, featheredged, fierce, fine, full of hate, hard, harsh, hateful, hostile, incisive, irritating, keen, keen-edged, knifelike, malevolent, malicious, malignant, mordacious, mordant, nose-tickling, oversweet, penetrating, piercing, piquant, poignant, pungent, quarrelsome, rancorous, razor-edged, repugnant, rigorous, rough, saccharine, scathing, scorching, set, set against, severe, sharp, sore, sour, spiteful, stabbing, stinging, strident, stringent, tart, trenchant, two-edged, vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, vitriolic, withering |
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